(February 13, 2013 at 12:07 am)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: Apparently according to most Christians, if you have a penis, you're male and should be called that no matter how much you may wish to be recognized as the other gender.
God is referred to as a man, and there are many Christians who will insist on maintaining that description against some liberal Christian's attempts to gender neutralize God. Does this mean God has a penis?
If he doesn't have a penis and his gender is just metaphorical, why is it he can be thought of as a male despite his lack of a penis but a person can't be thought of as female if they don't have a vagina?
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Actually - we use female when referring to sea going vessels - and they do not have a vagina either
THE gender is a human creation - just as gods are human creations.
At the time that most ancient religions were developed - women were not considered to be of much value - and were essentially owned by the husbands..
Why?
In ancient times - the birth process was considered to be like the growing of a plant. THe MALE supplied the seed - the entire basis for the child. THe woman was merely the dirt the seed was planted in - and had no direct blood relation - because even their blood did not mix.
Gods - as fictional characters - and their gender is based on the how they relate in the stories. WHere there are multiple gods - and they are of male and female genders - it is obvious.
In the case of the monotheisms - there is no reason for the god to have a gender - it doesn't reproduce.
In the case of the xtian trinity nonsense - there is a son and a father =- but no mother god. So - if in fact that was true - then non sexual reproduction would be indicated. THey are "ITS" (Neuter) Remember - the claim is that the god ALWAYS was - so Mary was only the mother of the god's human costume = nothing else.
